Transcutaneous diagnosis in the high-risk neonate.
In the newborn nursery, transcutaneous measurement of oxygen tension has already shown its value for continuous monitoring of the status of tissue oxygenation and thus for assessing the deleterious effects on the neonate of various routine medical and nursing procedures. The technique-which is noninvasive-holds promise of a number of significant applications in adult medical care.
D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D013500:Surface Tension
D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen